This book was first published in 2004. National economic growth is fueled by the
development of high technology clusters such as Silicon Valley. The contributors examine …

Every culture and civilization has creation stories or myths about how the society started and
took shape. These stories help define identity and order a chaotic, complex universe …

Abstract Tech clusters like Silicon Valley play a central role for modern innovation, business
competitiveness, and economic performance. This paper reviews what constitutes a tech …

“Learning the Silicon Valley Way” is the incremental process of firm-building and market-
building that underlay the formation of the world's preeminent high-technology, high growth …

Traditional studies of industrial clustering have focused on the specific features of the
industries in question to explain the origins and growth of such clustering. There is little …

This paper discusses the results of a two‐year research project on the sources of success in
regional clusters of entrepreneurship and innovation like Silicon Valley. Our project has …

Clusters-regional concentrations of related firms and organizations-are seen as being an
important element of economic growth and innovation. But there is little understanding of …

Why do new technically oriented firms start where they do, and how does location make a
difference? New technically oriented companies often seem to start in clusters of related …

What are the respective roles of indigenous and exogenous factors in the development of
high-tech regions? Entrepreneurs and their start-ups have dominated Silicon Valley's …

Through the 1990s and early 2000s the strength of the United States economy has been
linked to its ability to foster large numbers of small innovative technology companies, a few …